ACCORDING in a Sentence
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305 example sentences for ACCORDING, such as:
1. Cut the coat according to the cloth.
2. Answer a fool according to his folly.
3. Judge not according to the appearance.
4. He grouped students according to ability.
5. Everything is going according to schedule.
2. Answer a fool according to his folly.
3. Judge not according to the appearance.
4. He grouped students according to ability.
5. Everything is going according to schedule.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of ACCORDING
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according
a. (followed by `to') in agreement with or accordant with
a. (followed by `to') as reported or stated by
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 He passed over heaps of dead and dying, and first reached a neighbouring village; it was in cinders, it was an Abare village which the Bulgarians had burnt according to the laws of war.
2 But according to these principles the Grey Friar ought to have left us enough to carry us through our journey.
3 He bid us all be of good cheer, telling us that the like had happened in many sieges, and that it was according to the laws of war.
4 And then the pleasure of talking of that which he loved induced him to relate, according to his custom, part of his adventures with the fair Westphalian.
5 Grandeur," said Pangloss, "is extremely dangerous according to the testimony of philosophers.
6 The whole little society entered into this laudable design, according to their different abilities.
7 I have done my duty according to my powers, and all the good that I was able.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER X—THE BISHOP IN THE PRESENCE OF AN UNKNOWN LIGHT
8 His book was divided into two parts: firstly, the duties of all; secondly, the duties of each individual, according to the class to which he belongs.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—PRUDENCE COUNSELLED TO WISDOM.
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER II—PRUDENCE COUNSELLED TO WISDOM.
9 The Bishop asked a blessing; then helped the soup himself, according to his custom.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III—THE HEROISM OF PASSIVE OBEDIENCE.
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III—THE HEROISM OF PASSIVE OBEDIENCE.
10 It had no grating; it opened in the garden and was fastened, according to the fashion of the country, only by a small pin.
11 Madeleine went to see Fantine according to his wont.
12 He did not proceed according to his custom, he did not enter into the matter, he exhibited no warrant of arrest.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—AUTHORITY REASSERTS ITS RIGHTS
Context Highlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER IV—AUTHORITY REASSERTS ITS RIGHTS
13 All this was contained in that battle, according to Napoleon.
Les Misérables 2 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III—THE EIGHTEENTH OF JUNE, 1815
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III—THE EIGHTEENTH OF JUNE, 1815
14 The marauders in the train of an army were more or less in number, according as the chief was more or less severe.
15 The hull had received no damage on the starboard, but some of the planks had been unnailed here and there, according to custom, to permit of air entering the hold.
Example Sentence: (95 in 7 pages)
1 Answer a fool according to his folly.
2 He grouped students according to ability.
3 Students are all put in different groups according to their ability.
4 The teacher regraded the students into small groups according to ability.
5 The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed of two distinct races, the man who borrows, and the man who lends.
6 Cut the coat according to the cloth.
7 Judge not according to the appearance.
8 Everything is going according to schedule.
9 The students were regrouped according to height and weight.
10 Quantities will vary according to how many servings of soup you want to prepare.
11 You've been in prison three times according to our records.
12 Philip stayed at the hotel, according to Mr Hemming.
13 Voters dislike opportunists - politicians who change their policies according to opinion polls.
14 You've been absent six times according to our records.
15 We propose to furnish our own house according to our own taste.